Sheep — Stocks in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Sheep — Stocks was 934,780 An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sheep — Stocks in Sierra Leone, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
In 2024, sheep — stocks in Sierra Leone stood at 934,780 An.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in Sierra Leone peaked at 939,621 An in 2022 and was at its lowest, 131,280 An, in 2001.
Sierra Leone ranks 85th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 160,111 An | 150,000 An | 178,000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 217,400 An | 185,000 An | 255,000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 286,040 An | 264,000 An | 320,000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 260,044 An | 200,000 An | 315,000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 298,600 An | 131,280 An | 620,000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 841,333 An | 682,000 An | 927,610 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 924,486 An | 894,773 An | 939,621 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 82 Angola 1.14 million An compare
- 83 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.10 million An compare
- 84 Bulgaria 1.02 million An compare
- 86 Madagascar 925,907 An compare
- 87 Democratic Republic of the Congo 920,510 An compare
- 88 Czechoslovakia 873,932 An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Sierra Leone
- Agriculture share gdp 29.54 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 29.54 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 9.4% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2018)
- Rural population 54.1% (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.0% (2025)
- Rural population 4.77 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 29.5% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.20 billion current US$ (2025)
- Unmanufactured tobacco — Production 47.85 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — stocks in Sierra Leone?
- Sheep — stocks in Sierra Leone was 934,780 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 939,621 An in 2022.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 131,280 An in 2001.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for sheep — stocks?
- Sierra Leone ranks 85th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sheep — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.